Attorney goes to court in spraypark case
By CRAIG FOX
Finger Lakes Times
cfox@fltimes.com
A lawyer representing about 250 people who became ill after visiting the Seneca Lake State Park spraypark was scheduled to appear in a court of claims in Syracuse this morning to get the state to notify everyone who is eligible to join the suit his firm has filed.
Rochester attorney Paul Nunes wants the state to notify each of the 4,000 people who contacted the Depart-ment of Health because time is running out on the 90 days they have to file a notice of claim to preserve their right to sue.
"This comes in the general heading of: It's the right thing to do," Nunes said.
Nunes, a partner with the Rochester law firm of Underberg and Kessler, is working with a Seattle-based law firm that is an expert in waterborne illness suits. They have filed a suit against the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Places.
An Albany attorney has also filed suit for another set of people who suffered the parasitic illness.
The spraypark was closed in mid-August after about 40 people complained about becoming ill shortly after being there. Reported incidents of the illness quickly spread to more than 20 counties in the state and beyond.
